This year Cornell ranks No. 3 among medium-sized schools on the annual rankings of Peace Corps volunteer-producing schools. Upcoming information sessions: Feb. 12, March 5 and 12, and April 9. (Feb. 8, 2010)
The Wayne County Growers and Processors has disbanded and has decided to donate its remaining funds - $150,000 - to Cornell to support education and research on agricultural labor. (Feb. 2, 2010)
Pool tuition and create a fund for universitywide priorities, recommends a task force on the budget model, part of the Reimagining Cornell strategic planning process.
Andre Bensadoun, Cornell professor emeritus of nutritional sciences, was named an honorary professor at the l'Institut Polytechnique de Toulouse, France, for his lifetime accomplishments.
As director of the Institute for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Technologies, Jocelyn Rose will promote and enhance research and infrastructure associated with life sciences at Cornell. (Feb. 1, 2010)
A memorial service for Mark von Bucher will be held Feb. 5 at 4 p.m. in Rochester, N.Y., and a memorial service for Oliver Schaufelberger will be Feb. 5 at 4 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Hall on campus. (Feb. 1, 2010)
When a species in a mutually beneficial relationship fails to hold up its end of the bargain, sanctions may be necessary to maintain the relationship, a Cornell study of figs and wasps finds.
